The PCRM Foundation is a supporting organization for the charitable purposes of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Inc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$771K
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$15.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$771K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$771K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$965K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$766K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$15.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.6M
FY2021$19.0M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$17.8M
FY2025$17.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP Dev/Asst Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports doctors promoting plant-based diets and ethical medical research.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

PCRM Clinic, a fully controlled subsidiary of the Physicians Committee, opened in January of 2016. PCRM Clinic provides primary care, as well as specialized care for diabetes, obesity, hypertension, lipid disorders, heart disease, arthritis, migraines, and other conditions for which nutrition plays an important role.

$875Kprogram expense
02

The PCRM Foundation (a Corporation), a non-profit organization, was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on May 13, 2003. The organization was established as a supporting organization as described in Section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the charitable purposes of the Physicians Committee, an organization…

$457Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $6.7M · 2019–2024
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2024$900,000
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2023$850,000
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2022$650,000
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2021$600,000
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2020$600,000
Pcrm ClinicDC · FY2019$875,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$771K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Investment incomeLn 3$310K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$310K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$107K
Total revenueLn 12$771K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
SavingsLn 2$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$15.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$659K$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.8M$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$299K
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M$15.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$321$321
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$120K$120K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.3M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $766K$1.4M−$673K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $684K$1.6M−$887K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $965K$1.1M−$159K$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.2M$306K$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$1.5M$1.7M$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $771K$1.3M−$561K$15.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $770,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,707,232$425,319
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $306,579$310,482
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,009$35,150
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,064,820$770,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,110,159$1,098,224
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $254,741$234,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,364,900$1,332,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $699,920−$561,384
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $770,951 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,319
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$209,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,319
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $417,589$417,589
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $34,940$34,940
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$107,107−$107,107
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $210$210
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $345,632$770,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,332,335 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,098,224$1,098,224
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,910$20,910
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $321$321
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $119,902$119,902
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,978$92,978
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,332,335 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,332,335
Part X · Balance sheet $15,562,154 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,425$272,699
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $491,726$43,948
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,235$52,699
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $302,622$298,950
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,694,302$14,644,060
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $60,000$236,818
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,547$12,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,750,857$15,562,154
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,504$3,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,504$3,372
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,156,082$12,615,014
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,593,271$2,943,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,749,353$15,558,782
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,750,857$15,562,154
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,558,782 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$770,951
XI-2 Total expenses$1,332,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$561,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,749,353
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$370,813
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,558,782

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